Components of Blood- GCSE Circulatory System
Help students to revise this GCSE level topic for their exams, or as a recap before studying Advanced-level biology. Students completing the worksheet gain an overview of the key components of blood and their functions. Covering blood cells, platelets and plasma.
This resource enables students to produce a single page summary, which they can memorise and visualise in exams.
Students fill in the gaps to summarise:
The structure & function of red blood cells including the role of haemoglobin
The roles of white blood cells- phagocytosis and production of antibodies & antitoxins
The role of platelets in helping blood to clot and why this is important
Subsbstances carried in plasma
The document is a PDF so can be downloaded electronically or printed.
The resource has an accompanying video which can be watched before or after students complete the worksheet, providing them with a deeper understanding of this topic. The video also includes a revision quiz.
Use in class to introduce the topic, or set as a homework or revision exercise.
The resource was developed to align with the AQA revision guide, but is also suitable for other GCSE courses.
A PDF answer sheet is also provided, which could be projected onto the board to enable students to self or peer mark their answers.
The resources could also be used as part of a cover lesson when a teacher is absent. For example, students could be set the task of using textbooks or revision guides to research the answers to the sheet. They could then be shown the video and be asked to check and correct/complete their answers as they watch.





